Hugh Thesz Posted July 18, 2015 Posted July 18, 2015 Tragic news that Jules Bianchi has died; at only twenty five - no age at all. Just because it has been expected for some time now, particularly following some of his fathers recent comments, does not make it less horrible. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/33578770 Quote
W35ty Posted July 26, 2015 Posted July 26, 2015 Man that was a good race. Hamilton doing his best to go into the summer break 2nd in the championship but still finished ahead of Roseberg. Based Maldonado getting 3 penalties MacHonda having BOTH cars finish in the points. Bernie better not scrap this race. Quote
Paid Members BigJag Posted October 31, 2015 Author Paid Members Posted October 31, 2015 This Stadium section of the Mexican F1 track is some sight on TV. It will be interesting to see what it means from a racing perspective. Quote
King Coconut Posted October 31, 2015 Posted October 31, 2015 It does look spectacular but the bit of track they've designed in there doesn't look like it can generate any excitement unless the crowd gives the drivers balls beyond balls. Quote
Paid Members BigJag Posted October 31, 2015 Author Paid Members Posted October 31, 2015 Yeah. It does seem that it may be a bit processional through the Baseball Stadium section. Was it a Baseball diamond in the past? Quote
King Coconut Posted November 1, 2015 Posted November 1, 2015 Yep. The track used to go round the back of the stadium and now they drive over what used to be the diamond. Quote
Paid Members BigJag Posted December 3, 2015 Author Paid Members Posted December 3, 2015 https://grrc.goodwood.com/race/modern/renault-will-f1s-sleeping-giant-reawaken#p263iD80e7rb2dxs.97 Renault will be back as a full constructor next season. They have a lot of catching up to do. Quote
Paid Members BigJag Posted December 15, 2015 Author Paid Members Posted December 15, 2015 (edited) Jaguar will be entering Formula E in Autumn 2016. Big coup. Take a look at @JaguarCanada's Tweet: https://twitter.com/JaguarCanada/status/676856253834899456?s=09 Very cool video. Edited December 15, 2015 by BigJag Quote
Paid Members BigJag Posted December 21, 2015 Author Paid Members Posted December 21, 2015 The BBC are to end their F1 broadcast contract 3 Yrs early. Ch4 will be picking up the remainder of the contract. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-35149963 Will this mean adverts during the race? Quote
jimufctna24 Posted December 21, 2015 Posted December 21, 2015 Will this mean adverts during the race? Thankfully, Channel 4 have confirmed there won't be. Quote
Paid Members BigJag Posted December 22, 2015 Author Paid Members Posted December 22, 2015 Quality. It'll be interesting to see how CH 4 will present F1. This is by far their highest profile sporting event. I know they've had NFL before but that's small time compared to the global appeal of F1. Quote
Paid Members bAzTNM#1 Posted December 22, 2015 Paid Members Posted December 22, 2015 CH4's "Paralympic" coverage in 2012 was really shit. Tons of people complained. Quote
LariatTom Posted December 23, 2015 Posted December 23, 2015 Channel 4 put a bid in to take the rights to F1 coverage back when BBC initially decided that they couldn't afford to air the full season live. The bid that they'd put together was actually really good, looking at making it a focal point of their coverage and having lots of archive footage, shows about the technological side and really trying to draw a new audience to the sport. BBC and Sky got the coverage, and the rest is history. Now Channel 4 are back with their package, and I suspect they'll do a good job. Making it very clear from the offset that they won't run adverts during the race session is crucial, though I imagine pre- and post-race will be very advert heavy to compensate unless they decide they're going to take a leaf out of the American book and run side-by-side coverage to get some sort of commercial benefit during the race. Now the big question is about who they'll get to front the coverage and in the commentary box. DC is rumoured to be on the new Top Gear, so I imagine that rules him out. Martin Haven as lead commentator would be fantastic. Knowledgeable, enthusiastic, loves a good rant about safety cars. Quote
Paid Members BigJag Posted January 5, 2016 Author Paid Members Posted January 5, 2016 (edited) Sebastien Loeb is leading the Dakar. How does he do it!? The man is incredible behind the wheel of a car. He's ultra competitive no matter the formula. F1 is about the only discipline he hasn't really featured in. What is this man made of? Loeb crashed. On day 8. After dominating for the first week. Damaged the far, driver and navigator are OK. Attiyah leads. Edited January 12, 2016 by BigJag Quote
Paid Members BigJag Posted June 20, 2016 Author Paid Members Posted June 20, 2016 Crazy finish to this years Le Mans 24hr Race. Its well worth tracking down a highlights package or report of the race. As well as the surprising finish to the LMP1 class. We also had the drama of the Ford vs Ferrari battle in the GT class. Porsche were buzzing around them too. Quote
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